Average Salary in Canada – Average Canadian Salary

Canadian Salaries – Wages in Canada – Average Pay in Canada

Average Salary in Canada

If you moved to Canada from another western economy a few years ago, you would most likely have found Canadian wages a bit lower than you expected.

This is generally not the case now.

The average salary in Canadian dollars has risen by around 24 percent since 2007.

In 2017 the average hourly earnings accross all employess in either full ot part-time work was $25.79. This compares to $20.19 in 2007.

Canadian Average Hourly Earnings 2017

EarningsClassification

AverageHourlyEarnings 2017

AverageHourlyEarnings 2015

AverageHourlyEarnings 2013

Males

$27.53

$26.83

$25.31

Females

$23.98

$23.08

$21.90

Full Time Employees

$27.21

$26.41

$24.96

Part Time Employees

$18.40

$17.49

$16.68

Looking at weekly wages in the table below we see that the highest paid sector by a considerable margin is mining and oil/gas drilling, followed by work in the utilities: water, electricity and telecommunications.

The accommodation and food services sector followed by the retail trade sector provide their employees with the lowest average weekly salaries.

Average Weekly Wages in Canada in 2017

Profession

Average Weekly WageJune 2017

Average Weekly WageJune 2015

Average Weekly WageJune 2013

Forestry, logging and support

$1,092

$1,090

$1,014

Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,969

$1,971

$1,888

Utilities

$1,844

$1,821

$1,685

Construction

$1,2000

$1,224

$1,149

Manufacturing

$1091

$1,074

$1,030

Wholesale trade

$1,1999

$1,161

$1,072

Retail trade

$557

$548

$526

Transportation and warehousing

$1,065

$1,020

$978

Information and cultural industries

$1,326

$1,200

$1,136

Finance and insurance

$1,254

$1,211

$1,118

Real estate and rental and leasing

$983

$922

$818

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,346

$1,323

$1,266

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,684

$1,438

$1,277

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$811

$784

$706

Educational services

$1,044

$1,041

$1,001

Health care and social assistance

$883

$864

$836

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$592

$566

$574

Accommodation and food services

$387

$371

$361

Other services (excluding public administration)

$811

$768

$744

Public administration

$1,262

$1,235

$1,180

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Looking at jobs throughout Canada, typical wages are as follows:

Average Hourly Wages in Canada in 2017

Profession

Av. Hourly Wage

Retail Sales / Sales Clerk

$15

Data Entry Clerk

$18

Bookkeeper

$20

Accounting Clerk

$20

Truck Driver

$22

Carpenter

$24

Executive Assistant

$27

Plumber

$28

Electrician

$28

Social Worker

$31

Architect

$32

Registered Nurse

$38

Physiotherapist

$38

Computer Engineer (not software)

$40

Lawyer

$57

Computer & Info Sys Manager

$62

Engineering Manager

$67

Dentist

$75

In practice, wages vary from city to city and province to province – sometimes quite widely. Here are pay scales for jobs in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg: